Rinse tub



June 13, 1950 GIBBONS ETAL RINSE TUB Filed March 19, 1947 Ll ayd Gibbon;

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Claims. (Cl. 22023.4)

This invention. relates to rinse tubs and more particularly to a rinse tub and supporting stand combination.

This application is a continuation in part of the cO-pending application of Lloyd Gibbons and Thomas Yuhaniak for. Stand or support, Serial No. 631,327, filed November 28, 1945, now abandoned. 1

The principal object of the invention is the provision of a rinse tub and supporting stand assembly.

A further object of the invention is the provision of a simple and inexpensive means of mounting a pair of rinse tubs inv elevated relation to a supporting surface.

A still further object of the invention is the provision of a combination of a pair of rinse tubs and. cylindrical self-supporting base members therefor attached to one another.

A still further object of the invention is the provision of means for mounting a rinse tub comprising a cylindrical member having reinforcing means disposed in one end thereof.

The rinse tubs shown and described herein have been designed for use in connection with laundering activities as, for example, with a washing machine and to provide containers located at a convenient height so that laundry may be moved from the Washing machine to the tubs for rinsing purposes.v It i well known that many and various forms of rinse tubs have been proposed, and that generally speaking a pair of containers are mounted on a stand-type of support including a plurality of legs which are usually positioned on casters for portability.

The present invention relates to an improved structure of this general type wherein apair of rinse tubs are positioned each on a cylindrical support formed of a single sheet of metal of relatively thin gauge and the cylindrical shape of the base used to retain the tub in elevated position and position the tub in appropriate location therein. Means is also provided for anchoring the tubs in registry with the cylindrical base members and a plurality of caster wheels are provided so that a three-point suspension with relation to a supporting surface is obtainedv for the pair of rinse tubs.

With the foregoing and other objectsv inview which will appear as the description proceeds, the invention resides in the combination and arrangement of parts and'in the details of construction hereinafter described and claimed, it being understood that changes inthe precise em.- bodiment of the invention herein disclosed can 2 be made within the scope of what is claimed without departing from the spirit of the invention.

I .The invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawing, wherein- Figure 1 is a side elevation of the rinse tubs with parts broken away and parts in cross section.

Figure 2 is a bottom elevation taken on line 2-2 of Figure 1.

By referring to the drawings and Figure 1 in particular it will be .seen that a pair of rinse tubs of identicalformation are illustrated and indicated by the numerals l0 and I l The tubs have an area of reduced diameter at their uppermost ends to define a circular opening and bottom sections formed integrally therewith and indicated by the numerals I2 and I 3. Each of the tubs l0 and II have an area of reduced diameter adjacentthe bottoms thereof, the areas. of reduced diameter being indicated by the numerals l4. and I5.

In order that the tubs l0 and H may be supported in elevated relation to a supporting surface such as a floor, a pair of identically formed cylindrical base members I6 and I! are provided, the inner diameters of the cylindrical base members l5 and I1 corresponding with the outer diameters of the areas of reduced diameter l4 and I5 of the tubs l0 and II so that the tubs l0 and H may be partially telescopically engaged in the upper ends of the cylindrical base members l6 and [1. It will thus be seen that the relatively thin walled cylindrical members 16 and I! are held in true cylindrical shape at their uppermost ends by the placing of the cylindrical tubs l0 and fl therein.

The rinse-"tubs l0 and H commonly employed in forming the device are usually originally manufactured for use information of washing machines and the same are adapted to rinse tub use by the assembly of. the same in the cylindrical; bases. The .several openings provided in the tabs for passage of the mechanical parts of the washing. machines are employed to advantage in' using. the tubs in rinse tub assembly such as shown herein. It will be observed that the tubs Ill and II have centrally located openlugs 18' and ['9 in the bottoms l2 and I3, respectively, and off-center openings 20. and 2| in the bottoms l2 and I3, respectively, and openlugs 22 and 23, respectively, in the side walls thereof near the top portions thereof. These several openings are utilized forming the rinse tub assembly. A bolt 24 with an unusually large head "',25 is positioned through each of the openings l8 and I! and'servesdn connection with a gasket 23, to form a fluid-tight closure. A washer 21 and a nut 28 are positioned on the bolt 24 below the bottom members of the tubs and the depending portion of the bolt 24 provides ing members 29 may be retained thereon. It will thus be seen that each of the tubs l and II are directly anchored to the bottoms of the cylindrical base members I6 and I1; by the inverted V-shaped tensioning members 29 and 30 as the hoops 3| and 32 are spot welded at intervals to the lower edge of the cylindrical base members l6 and The openings 29 and 2| are utilized for drain openings and each are provided with a perforated strainer and a nipple to which sections of flexible hose 34 and 35 are attached. The-hoses 34 and 35 are passed outwardly through openings 36 and 31 in the cylindrical base members l6 and I1 and their opposite ends are provided with metallic fittings 38 so that they may be removably positioned in a pair of eyelets 39 formed in a hose retaining member 40. The hose retaining member 40 has a portion thereof extending into the area between the tubs l0 and H and a bolt and nut assembly 4| positioned through the openings 22 and 23 therein and through a spacing member 42 which positions the hose retaining member 40 in .proper position with respect to the tubs l0 and H. The cylindrical base members l and H are joined to one another by means of a connection piece 43 welded to the hoops 3| and 32 and directly below the spacing member 42. Tubular sockets 44 are provided so that casters may be positioned beneath the rinse tub assembly,'one of the tubular sockets 44 being welded to the hoop 3| and two of the tubular sockets 44 being welded to the hoop 32 so that an approximately .triangular arrangement and spacing of casters 45 is achieved.

It will thus be seen that a rinse tub assembly has been disclosed which is unusually attractive and substantial in that the tubs I0 and H are. positioned each in its own cylindrical base 6 and I1, respectively, and united in an integral assembly, the whole of which is positioned on the triangularly spaced and mounted caster 45. The cylindrical bases l6 and I! may be inexpensively formed of relatively light gauge metal and, due to their telescopic engagement of the tubs l0 and II and the (provision of the hoops 3| and 32, they will retain their cylindrical form and hence capably support the tubs l0 and I when the same are filled with water. The tensioning members 29 connecting the tubs I0 and H through the center openings in their bottom portions insure the retention of the tubs l0 and l in telescopic engagement with the upper ends of the cylindrical base members l6 and I! and also provide for the simple and rapid assembly of the device.

The triangular positioning of the casters, upon which the rinse tubs are mounted for portability, is made possible by the cylindrical base members employed and contributes to the superiority of the device in that it makes them practicallyimpossible to tip over. It is apparent that this is an important factor when it is consideredthat the tubs are frequently used on uneven surfaces which would cause a teetering action, as the customary four-point rectangularly spaced leg structures were employed. The three-point caster mounting made possible by the cylindrical base members of the device enable the tubs to set securely on an irregular or uneven surface.

Having thus described our invention, what we claim is:

1. A rinse tub assembly comprising at least one round container and a cylindrical sheet metal supporting base therefor, the said round con- ,tainer partially telescopically engaging the said cylindrical base and serving to maintain the cylindrical base in cylindrical form, said round container having an opening in the bottom thereof, a combination closure and fastener in said opening and means connecting the said combination closure and fastener bottom with the bottom portion of the cylindrical base.

2. A rinse tub assembly comprising a pair of round containers partially positioned in a pair of sheet metal cylindrical base members, each of the said round containers partially telescopically engaging each of the said cylindrical base members so as to hold the base members in cylindrical form, said round containers each having an opening in the bottom thereof, a combination closure and fastener in each of said openings and means engaging the combination closures and fasteners in each of the round containers and the bottoms of each of the said cylindrical base members for holding the said round containers therein, and bolts joining the said round containers at their sides, and a connection piece joining the said cylindrical bases at their bottoms.

3. A rinse tub assembly comprising a pair of round containers partially positioned in a pair of cylindrical sheet metal base members, each of the saidround containers partially telescopically engaging each of the said cylindrical base memtion piece joining the said cylindrical bases at their bottoms, and three-way supporting means for the said cylindrical base members, said means comprising one caster wheel aifixed to one of the said cylindrical bases and a pair of spaced caster wheels affixed to the other of the said cylindrical bases.

4. A rinse tub assembly including at least one tub having a bottom therein, an area of reduced size adjacent the said bottom and a sheet metal supporting base therefor of a configuration corresponding with the said tub and partially telescopically engaging the area of reduced size of the said tub, a reinforcing band secured to the lower edge of the said sheet metal supporting base, the bottom of the said tubhaving an opening therein, and a combination closure and fastener member positioned in the said openin and extending downwardly therefrom and connected to the said reinforcing band on the said base member so as to secure the said tub in position in the said base member.

5. A rinse tub assembly comprising at least one round container and a cylindrical sheet metal of the V-shape being secured to the bottom portions of the said cylindrical base.

LLOYD GIBBONS. THOMAS YUI-IANIAK.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file of this patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date 2,181,596 Conterman Nov. 28, 1939 2,214,733 Litle, Jr. Sept. 17, 1940 

